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1 naught
no:t(nothing.) nadatr[nɔːt]1 nada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come to naught fracasarto set at naught despreciarnaught ['nɔt] n1) : nada fto come to naught: reducirse a nada, fracasar2) zero: cero mn.• cero (Matemática) s.m.• nada s.f.v.• destruir v.nɔːta) u ( nothing) (arch or liter)b) (esp AmE) ( zero) cero m[nɔːt]N1) (Math) = noughtto come to naught — [hopes] frustrarse; [project] malograrse
noughtto set at naught — no hacer caso de, despreciar
* * *[nɔːt]a) u ( nothing) (arch or liter)b) (esp AmE) ( zero) cero m -
2 cero
cero sustantivo masculinoa) (Fís, Mat) zero;( en números de teléfono) zero (AmE), oh (BrE); empezar or partir de cero to start from scratch; ser un cero a la izquierda to be useless ( en tenis) love;◊ ganan por tres a cero they're winning three-zero (AmE) o (BrE) three-nil
cero sustantivo masculino
1 zero
2 Dep nil: ganaron dos a cero, they won two nil Tenis love Locuciones: figurado partir de cero, to start from scratch figurado ser un cero a la izquierda, to be good-for-nothing
a cero, (sin nada) tengo la cuenta corriente a cero, my current account is empty
córteme el pelo al cero, shave my head ' cero' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - empate - guión - izquierda - izquierdo - grado - meridiano - pelar - zona English: below - crew cut - freezing - love - minus - nil - nothing - nought - O - reset - scratch - sub-zero - temperature - win - zero - degree - ground - naught - over - square -
3 ought
s.nada; alteración de naught.s. & adv.algo, alguna cosa.pp.participio pasado del verbo OWE.pt.pretérito del verbo OWE.v.1 deber, tener la obligación moral de satisfacer alguna cosa.2 ser menester, necesario; convenir, ser conveniente.va.1 deber, tener que (expressing obligation, desirability)they ought to be in Paris by now a estas horas tendrían que estar ya en Parísyou ought to be able to get £150 for the painting deberías conseguir al menos 150 libras por el cuadroEn el inglés hablado, y en el escrito en estilo coloquial, la forma negativa ought not se transforma en oughtn't(pt & pp oughted)
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